Senior Accounting Manager - Family Office
A large, multi-generational family office is seeking a hands-on Senior Accounting Manager to oversee accounting across a complex multi-entity structure with significant private equity and real estate investments.
Responsibilities include:
- Oversee and review monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting for partnerships, operating companies, and trusts
- Review accounting workpapers prepared for tax return preparation
- Coordinate with private equity fund managers and third-party administrators
- Apply strong technical accounting judgment to complex transactions and investment structures
- Serve as a primary accounting liaison to internal tax teams
- Ensure appropriate accounting treatment for complex investments, including private equity funds and direct investments as well as real estate holdings and related entities
- Maintain and enhance internal accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls
- Train, mentor, and support accounting staff
- Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and consistency
- Support special projects, entity structuring initiatives, and ad hoc reporting needs
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s in Accounting or Finance; CPA preferred
- 15+ years of progressive accounting experience with management exposure
- Experience in family office, private equity, real estate, hedge fund, or public accounting environments
- Big 4 or top-tier public accounting experience a plus
- Strong expertise in partnership accounting and complex entity structures
- Proven experience reviewing workpapers for tax return preparation and coordinating with tax professionals
- Strong attention to detail, organization, and communication skills
- Experience in fast-paced, deadline-driven, in-office environments
